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Front cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 4601
DOI: 10.1039/b913998m

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Inside front cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 4602
DOI: 10.1039/b913999k

Contents and Highlights in Chemical Science
Chem. Commun., 2009, 4603
DOI: 10.1039/b914000j

Feature Articles

Polymerase engineering: towards the encoded synthesis of unnatural biopolymers
David Loakes and Philipp Holliger,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4619
DOI: 10.1039/b903307f
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Advances in gene delivery through molecular design of cationic lipids
Santanu Bhattacharya and Avinash Bajaj,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4632
DOI: 10.1039/b900666b

Communications

Site-isolated iridium complexes on MgO powder: individual Ir atoms imaged by scanning transmission electron microscopy
Alper Uzun, Volkan Ortalan, Nigel D. Browning and Bruce C. Gates,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4657
DOI: 10.1039/b823171k

Germanium-73 NMR of amorphous and crystalline GeO2
Vladimir K. Michaelis, Pedro M. Aguiar, Victor V. Terskikh and Scott Kroeker,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4660
DOI: 10.1039/b906642j
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Synthesis of nanosize-controllable copper and its alloys in carbon shells
Chien-Hua Huang, H. Paul Wang, Juu-En Chang and Edward M. Eyring,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4663
DOI: 10.1039/b905759e
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Easy design of logic gates based on aptazymes and noncrosslinking gold nanoparticle aggregation
Atsushi Ogawa and Mizuo Maeda,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4666
DOI: 10.1039/b910288d
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Preparation of a 3-azido-3-deoxythymidine (AZT) derivative, which is blood–brain barrier permeable
Jungkyun Im, Wanil Kim, Kyong-Tai Kim and Sung-Kee Chung,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4669
DOI: 10.1039/b909541a

White-light phosphorescence emission from a single molecule: application to OLED
Henk J. Bolink, Filippo De Angelis, Etienne Baranoff, Cédric Klein, Simona Fantacci, Eugenio Coronado, Michele Sessolo, K. Kalyanasundaram, Michael Grätzel and Md. K. Nazeeruddin,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4672
DOI: 10.1039/b908946b

Self-trapped vibrational states in synthetic -sheet helices
Erik Schwartz, Pavol Bodis, Matthieu Koepf, Jeroen J. L. M. Cornelissen, Alan E. Rowan, Sander Woutersen and Roeland J. M. Nolte,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4675
DOI: 10.1039/b907830d

Demonstration of the existence of intermolecular lone pair interaction between alcoholic oxygen and the C6F5 group in organic solvent
Toshinobu Korenaga, Taeko Shoji, Kazutaka Onoue and Takashi Sakai,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4678
DOI: 10.1039/b908752d
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Unexpected [2 + 2] C–C bond coupling due to photocycloaddition on orthopalladated (Z)-2-aryl-4-arylidene-5(4H)-oxazolones
Doru Roiban, Elena Serrano, Tatiana Soler, Ion Grosu, Carlos Cativiela and Esteban P. Urriolabeitia,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4681
DOI: 10.1039/b907647f

Laser-derived one-pot synthesis of silicon nanocrystals terminated with organic monolayers
Naoto Shirahata, Matthew R. Linford, Seiichi Furumi, Lei Pei, Yoshio Sakka, Richard J. Gates and Matthew C. Asplund,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4684
DOI: 10.1039/b905777c

Soluble amphiphilic tannin-stabilized Pd(0) nanoparticles: a highly active and selective homogeneous catalyst used in a biphasic catalytic system
Xin Huang, Yanping Wang, Xuepin Liao and Bi Shi,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4687
DOI: 10.1039/b908938a
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Design and fabrication of monodisperse hollow titania microspheres from a microfluidic droplet-template
Xiuqing Gong, Limu Wang and Weijia Wen,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4690
DOI: 10.1039/b908932b

Unusual reactivity of lanthanide borohydride complexes leading to a borane complex
Nils Meyer, Jelena Jenter, Peter W. Roesky, Georg Eickerling and Wolfgang Scherer,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4693
DOI: 10.1039/b907193h

A simple approach for the discrimination of nucleotides based on a water-soluble polythiophene derivative
Zhiyi Yao, Xueling Feng, Wenjing Hong, Chun Li and Gaoquan Shi,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4696
DOI: 10.1039/b904975d

Beta electron-assisted direct chemical ionization (BADCI) probe for ambient mass spectrometry
Jennifer Steeb, Asiri S. Galhena, Leonard Nyadong, Jií Janata and Facundo M. Fernández,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4699
DOI: 10.1039/b909072j

Multicomponent reactions for the synthesis of multifunctional agents with activity against cancer cells
Saad Shabaan, Lalla A. Ba, Muhammad Abbas, Torsten Burkholz, Annika Denkert, André Gohr, Ludger A. Wessjohann, Florenz Sasse, Wolfgang Weber and Claus Jacob,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4702
DOI: 10.1039/b823149d
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Solid-phase synthesis and DNA binding studies of dichloroplatinum(II) conjugates of dicarba analogues of octreotide as new anticancer drugs
Flavia Barragán, Virtudes Moreno and Vicente Marchán,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4705
DOI: 10.1039/b909698a

Preparation of a novel poly(vinylsulfonic acid)-grafted solid phase acid catalyst and its use in esterification reactions
Teruyuki Okayasu, Kei Saito, Hiroyuki Nishide and Milton T. W. Hearn,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4708
DOI: 10.1039/b823177j
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Enantioselective Michael addition of malononitrile to chalcones catalyzed by a simple quinine–Al(OiPr)3 complex: a simple method for the synthesis of a chiral 4H-pyran derivative
Jian Shi, Min Wang, Ling He, Ke Zheng, Xiaohua Liu, Lili Lin and Xiaoming Feng,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4711
DOI: 10.1039/b908632c

Synthesis of 1,4,5,8,9,12-hexabromododecahydrotriphenylene and its application in constructing polycyclic thioaromatics
Junfa Wei, Xiaowei Jia, Jun Yu, Xianying Shi, Congjie Zhang and Zhanguo Chen,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4714
DOI: 10.1039/b904477a

From vinyl pyranoses to carbasugars by an iron-catalyzed reaction complementary to classical Ferrier carbocyclization
Dinh Hung Mac, Ramesh Samineni, Julien Petrignet, Pabbaraja Srihari, Srivari Chandrasekhar, Jhillu Singh Yadav and René Grée,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4717
DOI: 10.1039/b907632h
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Imidazol-2-ylidene-4-olate: an anionic N-heterocyclic carbene pre-programmed for further derivatization
Laure Benhamou, Vincent César, Heinz Gornitzka, Noël Lugan and Guy Lavigne,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4720
DOI: 10.1039/b907908d

Versatile chemoselectivity in Ni-catalyzed multiple bond carbonylations and cyclocarbonylations in CO2-expanded liquids
Daniel del Moral, Anna M. Banet Osuna, Alba Córdoba, Josep M. Moretó, Jaume Veciana, Susagna Ricart and Nora Ventosa,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4723
DOI: 10.1039/b908253k

Tandem reactions of cis-2-acyl-1-alkynyl-1-aryl cyclopropanes tuned by gold(I) and silver(I) catalysts: efficient synthesis of pyran-fused indene cores and 2,4,6-trisubstituted phenols
Xiao-Ming Zhang, Yong-Qiang Tu, Yi-Jun Jiang, Yong-Qiang Zhang, Chun-An Fan and Fu-Min Zhang,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4726
DOI: 10.1039/b909181e

Direct synthesis of highly substituted thiophenes through copper(I)-catalyzed tandem reactions of alkylidenethiiranes with terminal alkynes
Yiping Zhang, Ming Bian, Weijun Yao, Jianming Gu and Cheng Ma,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4729
DOI: 10.1039/b909284f

Phase-transfer of porphyrins by polypeptide-containing hyperbranched polymers and a novel iron(III) porphyrin biomimetic catalyst
Qi-Zhi Ren, Yuan Yao, Xiao-Jian Ding, Zong-Sheng Hou and De-Yue Yan,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4732
DOI: 10.1039/b904199k

Fluorescent probe for detection of fluoride in water and bioimaging in A549 human lung carcinoma cells
Soon Young Kim, Jongmin Park, Minseob Koh, Seung Bum Park and Jong-In Hong,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4735
DOI: 10.1039/b908745a

Light induced activity switch in interfacial hydrogen-bond catalysis with photo sensitive metal oxides
Fang Niu, Jin Zhai, Lei Jiang and Wei-Guo Song,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4738
DOI: 10.1039/b908834b

Solvent-modulated metamagnetism in a nickel(II) coordination polymer with mixed azide and carboxylate bridges
Wei-Wei Sun, Chun-Yan Tian, Xue-Hui Jing, Yan-Qin Wang and En-Qing Gao,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4741
DOI: 10.1039/b904068d

Novel highly proton conductive sulfonated poly(p-phenylene) from 2,5-dichloro-4-(phenoxypropyl)benzophenone as proton exchange membranes for fuel cell applications
Surasak Seesukphronrarak and Akihiro Ohira,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4744
DOI: 10.1039/b908140b
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Label-free electrochemical detection of adenosine based on electron transfer from guanine bases in an adenosine-sensitive aptamer
Jinheung Kim, In Young Kim, Min Sun Choi and Qiong Wu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4747
DOI: 10.1039/b908344h

Bioinspired synthesis of hierarchical macro-mesoporous titania with tunable macroporous morphology using cell-assemblies as macrotemplates
Xiaohong Sun, Chunming Zheng, Mingqiang Qiao, Jingjing Yan, Xinping Wang and Naijia Guan,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4750
DOI: 10.1039/b908294h

Heterocyclization by catalytic carbonickelation of alkynes: a domino sequence involving vinylnickels
Muriel Durandetti, Lucie Hardou, Marie Clément and Jacques Maddaluno,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4753
DOI: 10.1039/b902095k

Systematic transformation of coordination polymer particles to hollow and non-hollow In2O3 with pre-defined morphology
Won Cho, Yun Hee Lee, Hee Jung Lee and Moonhyun Oh,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4756
DOI: 10.1039/b907281k

Synthesis and structure of an air-stable cationic organobismuth complex and its use as a highly efficient catalyst for the direct diastereoselective Mannich reaction in water
Renhua Qiu, Shuangfeng Yin, Xiaowen Zhang, Jun Xia, Xinhua Xu and Shenglian Luo,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 4759
DOI: 10.1039/b908234d

Back matter
Chem. Commun., 2009, 4762
DOI: 10.1039/b914019k

Back cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 4763
DOI: 10.1039/b914001h